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Monken said that as a result of the nice Fat raise, he just got... Monken said JT was the best option they had in the QB rm but it wasn't his call about playin JT that was the "Doc's call" wink wink...
JT's folks an personal doc said he was bein held unnecessarily BY (wait for it) CKS. Again, he didn't want a gunslinger leadin the parade exposing his D to too much time on the field if the O was boatracin the opponents D. Just like Coach Saban wasn't thrilled with Kiff's play callin in certain games cuz they scored too quickly. Go back to the Peach Bowl vs Cincy; the defense was draggin tongues by the 4th cuz JT was slicin up the Cincy D after a sluggish 1st qtr. CKS knew he Needed to make the CFP Finals this yr or the seat was gonna get warm real quick. Fans were already griping about winnin the signin day natty only to lose in the SECCG...
Monken first made his comments on Dec 28th right before the Orange Bowl. There was no raise.
"To no one's surprise, quarterback talk dominated Todd Monken's Orange Bowl press conference.
Georgia's offensive coordinator answered various forms of the question Kirby Smart has heard all season: Why is Stetson Bennett IV starting and not JT Daniels? Monken gave the same response as Smart, that the coaching staff feels Bennett gives the team the best chance to win.
Toward the end of his media session, however, Monken made a declaration. With the bright lights on, Monken doubled down on his belief in Georgia's ability to win with Bennett.
"If you look at the plays he's made, he's made national championship plays. He has," Monken said. "You turn on the film and look at some of the throws he makes, the decisions he makes, the things he does with his feet. There's no doubt in my mind we can win the national championship. There's no doubt in my mind we can win it with Stetson Bennett.....
According to Monken, Bennett took his opportunity and ran with it. It's nothing to do with what Daniels did or didn't do, but rather what Bennett showed in practice.
The staff "probably undervalued his skill set" at times, Monken said, but when he got his shot, Bennett showed what he can do.
"We've tried to elevate guys that have talent on our roster, and we do that at every position, and some guys just combat that and fight and scratch and continue to play well and try to prove you wrong, and that's what Stetson Bennett did," Monken said.
Monken felt the flow of the season never changed to where a switch back to Daniels had to happen. The Bulldogs kept winning with Bennett under center. His hold on the starting job became stronger and stronger.
"For some reason, we get into this stereotyping of players based on where they were at some point....be it one was a walk-on, one was a 5-star, one was a whatever," Monken said. "Just look at the production of what (Stetson) has done for our football team. It's impressive....There are times in games where any of our players don't play their best, and we're disappointed in how they played," Monken said. "But the body of work that we felt like that Stetson had given us I think allowed us to carry it over to the next weeks. The reality is that we don't know what's behind the next decision. We know what we make the decision based on what we see on a daily basis."
Can you provide a link where Monken said it wasn't his call? Or a link where JT's parents said JT was being unnecessarily held back? Down the stretch, JT AND his parents AND his doctors AND anyone in his personal circle had a multitude of opportunities to leak something, to become a distraction, to make it an issue. It never happened. One unknown idiot on a message board posted an unsubstantiated rumor and somehow that is fact? Maybe it is just as simple as what Monken said.
Kirby's seat was not warm. In 6 years, he's played in 4 of the NY's 6, had played in a NC, and has had top 3 recruiting classes each of the last 3 years. Donations have been flooding in and he is a big reason why UGA has brand new facilities and a top notch staff.